Item Archive: #artistsatrisk
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Open letter: Human Rights and Culture Groups call for Release of Mustafa Gamal
8 May 2020 We, the undersigned, call for the immediate release of Mustafa Gamal from prison in Egypt. His imprisonment in pre-trial detention is an egregious instance of the Egyptian government’s continuing crackdown on freedom of expression, in violation of … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, NEWS, Press Release
Tagged #artistsatrisk, #FreeMustafaGamal, #FreeShadyandMustafa, #prisonersofbalaha, AR, artists at risk, Artists at Risk (AR), Egypt, egyptian activism, egyptian regime, Free Galal, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freegalal, galal el-behairy, Mustafa Gamal, perpetuum mobile, press release, Ramy Essam
Welcoming Ali Saad to AR-Helsinki
IA Resident – Ali Saad A big welcome to Ali Saad as an Immigré Artists (IA)-Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki! Saad is an Iraqi musician currently working in Finland as a musician, composer and sound designer. He has worked at … Continue reading
Posted in AR-Artist Events, NEWS
Tagged #artistsatrisk, Ali Saad, Arabic singing, artists at risk, can this be fate, composer, delivery theatre, Finnish Musician's Union, Finnish National Theater, IA-residency, Iraqi musician, musician, pop, Pop Jazz Conservatorio, pop music, Safe Haven Helsinki, Sanna Salmenkallio, Tarab, Theatre
AR featured on SUBSTANCE 100
It is with great pleasure that we find Artists at Risk (AR) featured on SUBSTANCE 100, “a new, annual list that outlines a diverse array of artists, activists, collectives, movements and organizations making a substantial change in the world.” And … Continue reading
PRESS: Kurdish artist Fatos Irwen released from Turkish prison – Rûdaw
Related: Bio Fatoş İrwen BREAKING NEWS! Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison! SOURCE: Rûdaw, Yasmine Mosimann & Shawn Carrié, March 6, 2020 PRESS TEXT: ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Fatos Irwen, a Kurdish artist from Diyarbakir, was released from a … Continue reading
Posted in NEWS, Press Reports
Tagged #artistsatrisk, #FreeFatosIrwen, ar campaign, Artists at Risk (AR), Fatoş İrwen, Kurdistan
BREAKING NEWS! Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison!
2 March 2020 BREAKING NEWS Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison!! Congratulations! Welcome back! ——– Artists at Risk (AR) has long been advocating for the release and just treatment of Fatoş İrwen (bio page). Since 2016, İrwen faced … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, NEWS, Press Release
Tagged #artistsatrisk, #FreeFatosIrwen, activism, AR, artists at risk, erdogan, Fatos, Fatoş İrwen, freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, Irwen, Justice, press release, Prison, turkey
PRESS: Euroopan muusikkojen liitot kokoontuivat Madridissa by Muusikkojen liitto
SOURCE: Muusikkojen liitto Muusikkojen liitto 18.11.2019 PRESS TEXT: Euroopan muusikkojen liitot kokoontuivat Madridissa Kansainvälinen muusikkojen liitto (FIM) järjesti Madridissa 14.–15. marraskuuta 2019 yhteistyössä Espanjan muusikkojen liiton (AMPOS) kanssa muusikkojen terveyttä käsittelevän konferenssin, joka oli neljäs laatuaan. Erikoislääkäri Miikka Peltomaan esitys unenlaadun … Continue reading
PRESS: Kholod Hawashin päälle heitettiin happoa, Saddam Jumailya kohti ammuttiin – Suomalainen residenssiohjelma auttaa vainottuja taiteilijoita by Silja Ylitalo
SOURCE: Maailma.net Silja Ylitalo 17.10.2019 PRESS TEXT: Kholod Hawashin päälle heitettiin happoa, Saddam Jumailya kohti ammuttiin – Suomalainen residenssiohjelma auttaa vainottuja taiteilijoita Suomessa toimii residenssiohjelma, joka auttaa taiteilijoita pääsemään turvaan vallanpitäjien ja ääriryhmien vainoa. Tarve on kova, sillä etenkään vaarassa … Continue reading
AR Residents Grammo Suspect – Rainbow Ambassador Kenya and Timeka Suspect
Grammo Suspect – Rainbow Ambassador Kenya is a rapper, spoken-word poet, activist and the founder of Rainbow Talent Kenya, a project which aims to uplift the voices of marginalised LGBTQI+ groups in Kenya. Timeka Suspect is a music video producer … Continue reading
Posted in AR-Artist Bios, Immigre Artists and Artists at Risk - NCP Network, Map
Tagged #aralumnus, #artistsatrisk, #myidentity, ar safe haven helsinki, AR-Bridging fund, Grammo Suspect, human rights, Kenya, LGBT, lgbti+, LGBTQIA, my identity, pictorial activism, poetry, Rainbow ambassador, rap, timeka suspect
Saddam Jumaily welcomed to new AR-ICORN Residency in Helsinki
Saddam Jumaily and Kholod Hawash are currently in the final month of their AR-Residency at AR-Saari/Saastamoinen Residency. Following this, they will continue their long-term AR-ICORN Residency for the rest of 2019 at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki. Jumaily is a renowned Iraqi … Continue reading
Welcoming Kholod Hawash to the new AR-ICORN Residency
Kholod Hawash (Iraq) is starting the second part of her Artists at Risk (AR) residency with partner Saddam Jumaily as the first AR-ICORN Safe Haven Helsinki Residents. The residency is curated by Perpetual Mobile (PM). Kholod Hawash is a self-taught textile … Continue reading